Heart of the Matter

Tessa and Valerie lived completely different lives. Aside from being women and mothers, the two had virtually nothing else in common. Until life happened. And within a blink of an eye, both lives were forever changed.


Tessa, mom to two rowdy toddlers, thought she had it all in her marriage, children, and housewife status. A rare down-to-earth suburban professor turned housekeeper and errand runner. One who never thought her handsome, successful husband would dare do the unthinkable.

Valeria, a single mother, had a bitter attitude towards men, relationships, and almost all things in life. Her one wild decision was sleeping with Lion which ended rather unfavorably in her opinion, aside from the fact that it led to her son Charlie. She had all but given up on love and romance until the accident.

I won’t spoil the whole story for you, but I will share a bit of insight into how life happens and changes what we believe. And it only takes a moment. It is easy as an outsider to stand and judge as others go through life circumstances and situations, remarking on how if we were in her shoes or his shoes how we would handle ourselves differently. However, the truth is that we have no idea how we would react if our life was suddenly affected by disease, infidelity, loss of a loved one, or the other tragic events that make the world go round. We can point fingers, place blame, or pretend as if we would let it go all day; yet in the end, we never really know until we are faced with the challenge at hand.

Emily Griffin wrote another brilliant novel filled with poise and charisma as she navigates her words right into the heart of the reader and then subtley forces them to examine their soul.

For a sneak peek into chapter one, click here.

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